Detachable universal brace.



ATTORNEY? H M SCHURZ DETACHABLE UNIVERSAL BRACE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 1. 1915.

Patented Aug. 17, 1915.

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. Application filed June 7, 1915. Serial No. 32,536.

To allwhomit may concern: 1 Be'it known that I HENRY M. -ScHURz, acitizen of the United tates, residing at Chlcago, county of Cook, andState of Illinois, 5 have invented newf'and useful Improvements inDetachable" Universal Braces, of'which the following is a specification.

My inventlon' relats to improvements 1n detachable universal braces forboat transoms.

The object of my invention is to'provide means whereby small boats, suchfor exam ple as those commonly known as row boats,

may be suitably reinforced-atthe stern preparatoryto mounting upon thetransom a motor for driving the boat. A

' My improved apparatus is deslgned particularly to be employed inconnection with detachable row'boat motors, the bracesbeing adapted tobe transported with the motor to any point of use and attached'toanddetached from the boatin connection with the attachment and detachmentof the motor it self. In the drawingsFigure 1'is a fragmentaryperspective-view,show1ng the stern of a boat with a set of my improvedbracesapplied thereto.- Fig. 2 is a perspective view of one of thebraces including the clampmg E brackets. .Fig. 3 is a detail side viewof one of the brackets. Fig. 4 is a detail view showing one of thebrackets and aportlon of a brace embodying a slightly mod fied form ofconstruction. w

Like partsare identified ;by. the same reference characters throughoutthe several views.

A set of clamping brackets A and B are adapted respectively to engagethe transom to wall C and gun-Wale D of an ordlnary row boat. Set screwsE are employed to blnd the brackets to the parts with whlch they areconnected. Each of the brackets is provided with a swiveled member F. Inthe constr1 1c tion shown these members are rovided wlth slots toreceive the flat surface end portlons f of a brace rod G, one endOfWhlCl'l engages'the swiveled member F on bracket A and the otherengages the swiveled member F on bracket B. olts 0g rivets f connect thebrace .rods with the wiveled members F. The latter preferably consist ofcylindrical blocks mounted on the flat u pereurface of the respectivebrackets an scour; et y rerefl, the neat. of wet the bracket, withshanks It of larger diameter than the screw threaded portion jourbearupon the under surface ofithe top of naled in suitable apertures formedin the brackets. e0

In Fig. 4:, however, I show a form of bracket A which is provided on itsupper surface with. a ball receiving socket I. A ball 'J is seated inthissocket and a brace rod Q is rigidly connected with the ball J. The 5brace rod G' is-formed in sections connected with each other by aturnbuckle K swiveled to one of the sections at k and having threadedconnectionwith the other. It will ofi 'course be understood that thebrace rod Gf' sh'owninFi'g. dis connected at each end with the clampingbracket, the general or- :ganization of the parts being the same asthat'illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2. It'will of course be understood thatthe brace rodsshown in Figs. 1 and 2 may be made extensibl'e, ifdesired, this feature of my invention being equally applicable to bothviews-illustrated, said illustrations being -for the purpose ofdescription without any intention of yes limiting thescope of myinvention to the specific form of construction shown.

It will be observed in Fig. 1 that the brace rods extend across thecorners of the boat at thestern and connect an intermediate portion ofthe transom with a point on the gunwale a substantial distance in frontof the transom. The transom is therefore supported-not on1y.by'means ofits direct connection wit 'thesides of 'the hull and the keel, but

the top of the transom'is also supported from the sides of the hull bymeans of the diagonal braces above described. Owing to the swiveledconnection between the braces and the clamping brackets, it is obviousthat the braces may be connected with boats which difier in size andshape and the angle at whi'ch the brace-rods extend may be variedwithout cramping and without interferlng-with the operation of clampingthe brackets in position. The balland'socket oint illustrated in Fig. 4permits a universal adjustment and additionally facilitates attachingthe braces to boats in which the transom extends upwardly beyond thelevel of the gun-Wale. j

By making the clamping brackets of such form that they can be readilyslipped into positlon upon the margin of-a transom or over agun-wale,and employing clamping set screws to secure them in'such positions, itis'obvious that the braces can be quickly and easily attached anddetached, and when detachedthey may be easily packed in a ,suitable casecontaining a detachable row boat-motor of the general ty e illustratedin Patent -No.*1001260, dated ugust 22, 1911,

issued to Ole Evin'rude.

"I'claim ,"1. A detachable brace for boats, including "'the combinationwith a -set of cla ping brackets, of a brace bar having swiveleconnection at its respective ends with said brackets, said brace barbeing ofsufficient length-'to'support the middle portion of a row boattransom from a point on the gunwalein front of the transom,substantially as described.

port a member at the s'tern, and a connection between the brace and eachof'thebr'ackets adapted to permit a swinging-adjustmentof the bracketswith'reference to the brace sub- 1 stantially as described.

3! Afdtachable brace forboats, including the combination'of a bracerodadaptedLto extendmcross the angle formed by the side and;stern.portion;o '.'a-boat "hull, a set of clamping brackets, one adapted to engage asupporting "member atthe side of the hull and the other adaptedetoengageand support a member at the: stern, and a connection between .thebrace and each of the brackets *adaptedto permit a swinging ad -justmentof the brackets with reference 'to' the brace, said brace being formedin longitudinally extensible sections.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

HENRY M. Witnesses OHAs. F. SOHUTZ, A." Ronrmmc.

